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Purpose of Lesson/Learning Targets: 

• The Americas to 1500:

  • Describe the diverse characteristics of early American cultures in the Americas by comparing and contrasting major aspects of their civilizations/societies (esp. North American Native Americans (Iroquois, Anasazi), the Maya and Aztec of Mesoamerica and the Inca of South America)

• Begin to explore the impact/effects of European “exploration”/colonization on the Americas (esp. development of Latin America)

Purpose of Lesson/Learning Targets: 

• Identify and explain major causes and effects of European overseas expansion beginning in the 1400s – circa 1700   (i.e. explain origins of the   European Age of Exploration)

  • Analyze major political, religious, cultural, and economic changes in Europe in regards to their role in the origins and development of the Age of Exploration​​​

• Identify some major Characteristics of East Asian societies during the European Age of Exploration

  • China: Explain major reasons for the continuity of Chinese society under the Ming and Qing Dynasties (esp. in regards to European Age of Exploration)

  • Japan: Identify major characteristics of Japan during the European Age of Exploration (esp. policies of Tokugawa Shogunate)

• Identify and explain major effects of European conquest/expansion during the Age of Exploration:

  • Emerging Global system (global economy/trade, etc.), Impact on European Society, Spread of Christianity to the Americas, The Columbian Exchange, Trans-African and Trans-Atlantic Slave System, Impact on South Asia, Impact on Latin America

Purpose of Lesson/Learning Targets: 

• Identify and explain major effects of European conquest/expansion during the Age of Exploration:

  • The Colombian Exchange

  • Emerging Global system (global economy/trade, etc.)

  • Trans-African and Trans-Atlantic Slave System

  • Impact on Latin America

Purpose of Lesson/Learning Targets: 

• Describe the development of the Ottoman Empire (identify major political religious, economic and cultural transformations in the Ottoman Empire)

• Identify and explain impact/effects of Ottoman rule (in Southwest Asia and Europe)

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• Describe the development and major characteristics of the SAFAVID Empire

• Identify examples of cultural blending in the Safavid Empire (explain origins and impact of these elements of cultural blending)

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• Describe the development of the Mogul Empire

• Identify and explain impact/effects of Mogul Empire on South Asia

• Begin to explain the global economic significance of India and its attractiveness to European explorers/conquerors

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Purpose of Lesson/Learning Targets: 

• Define absolute monarchies/absolutism and identify places in Europe which developed absolute monarchies between circa 1500-1800.

• Explain the impact/effect of absolutism (on society, politics, culture, global dynamics, etc.) – PREVIEW: set stage for understanding why people eventually rebelled against absolutism! (Spoiler alert:USA and France!)

Purpose of Lesson/Learning Targets: 

• Analyze the impact/effect of absolutism (on society, politics, culture, global dynamics, international relationships, etc.) – focus on conflicts between European lands ruled by absolute monarchs

• Identify and explain the impact/effects of Peter the Great of Russia’s rule (both on Russia and its relationship with the rest of Europe)

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• Define

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• Define and describe the Scientific Revolution (identify and discuss major developments/achievements of the Scientific Revolution)

• Analyze causes and effects of the Scientific Revolution in Europe and its colonies (focus on socio-cultural and political effects) – also identify ways in which the Scientific Revolution is affecting your life today!

Supplemental Activities:

1) Watch "Cosmos" - 13 Episodes hosted by Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson

2) Watch "The Theory of Everything" - hollywood movie on Dr. Stephen Hawking's Life

3) Read and/or watch "Contact" based on book by Dr. Carl Sagan

Purpose of Lesson/Learning Targets: 

• Identify and describe the Enlightenment/Age of Reason (explain core values developed during this period)

• Analyze major causes and effects of the Enlightenment/Age of Reason

• Analyze & categorize which Enlightenment values most affect your life today!

- The American Revolution was partially caused by ENLIGHTENMENT IDEAS.

- The Declaration of Independence & the US Constitution are BOTH Enlightenment-inspired documents and are at the core of US democracy!

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Purpose of Lesson/Learning Targets: 

• Identify major causes, developments, and effects of the French Revolution

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• Analyze

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• Identify major effects of the Napoleonic Wars/Napoleonic Era

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• Define nationalism

• Identify major effects of nationalism and nationalist revolutions of the 19th century

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